joining me now, eugene robinson from the post. euge eugene, first to you. the nra is feared on the hill. are they as effective as they claim to be? they are going to be meeting with joe biden tomorrow, which is going to be a very interesting meeting. >> going to be a very interesting meeting, andrea. nobody bats 1,000. the nra has been very successful. i have a feeling this time might be a bit different. i think they'll have to swallow some new gun control laws eventually that they don't like. >> and, chris, we're talking about gun control laws. is the most likely thing some sort of assault weapons ban or more likely going to be in the mental health arena? also curious as to what joe biden was talking about today when he said he could do some things by executive order. >> right now democrats are trying to lay out an array of options. republicans are letting them. before i came on, i talked to house and senate republican leadership aides. where are you at, what's the plan, we're waiting for the vice president. they are not interested in taking the lead on th